'Eulachon' definitions:
Definition of 'Eulachon'
From: GCIDE
- Eulachon \Eu"la*chon\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo["o]l.) The candlefish. [Written also oulachan, oolacan, and ulikon.] See Candlefish. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'eulachon'
From: GCIDE
- Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.) (a) A marine fish (Thaleichthys Pacificus), allied to the smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also eulachon. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it. (b) The beshow. [1913 Webster]